Movable footboard for a vehicle door

Abstract

The invention relates to a movable footboard for a door of a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, comprising a footboard (1) that can be extended below the tread strip (2) at least substantially transversely to the direction of travel. In order to minimize the level difference between the footboard and the tread strip, according to the invention, a pivot shaft (16) extending at least substantially parallel to the direction of travel is provided on at least one longitudinal bar (17) of the footboard (1) at the end region of the footboard (1) away from the vehicle, about which pivot shaft at least two pivoting bars (18, 20) are pivotably supported, which pivoting bars each bear a transverse profile element (8-12), that each of the pivoting bars is rigidly connected only to the transverse profile element (8-12) associated with said pivot bar, while the other transverse profile elements lie freely on said pivot bar, and a lifting mechanism (21, 22, 23) is provided in such a way that the lifting mechanism is fastened to the vehicle, which lifting mechanism lifts the transverse profile element (8-12) located directly in front of the tread strip (2).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a pedal for moving a door of a vehicle, in particular a railway carriage, according to the preamble of claim 1 . Background technique [0002] Railway carriages are understood in the description and claims to mean all rail passenger vehicles, whether they be trams, subway trains, high-speed railway trains, commuter trains or tourist trains. The invention contemplates this application in particular, but it can also be advantageously used in other vehicle doors. [0003] In vehicles of this type, there is often the problem that during a stop between the floor on the one hand (actually the so-called running board, which forms the door-side end region of the floor) and the platform on the other hand, There are gaps in the horizontal direction and, in many cases, height differences as well. Various proposals have been made to bridge this gap jointly with or independently of the opening of the door, but all these attempts still hav...

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[0003] In vehicles of this type, there is often the problem that during a stop between the floor on the one hand (actually the so-called running board, which forms the door-side end region of the floor) and the platform on the other hand, There are gaps in the horizontal direction and in many cases also height differences

Various proposals have been made to bridge this gap jointly with or independently of the opening of the door, but all these attempts still have different disadvantages: After the pedal is extended, there must also be a gap between the edge of the floor of the carriage and the opening of the door. Keep the difference in height between the upper edges of adjacent treads

A major disadvantage is the danger that this occurs above the platform and in some cases also in the contact area with the step when moving out

[0005] It is also proposed that the running boards be lowered or swung down onto the protruding running boards, but here, due to the structural height of the running boards, no real leveling can take place, and to allow a general application or even to implement it, on the one hand it is stuck. danger and on the other hand the risk of interference due to pollution is too great

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